Festivals
Festival News
World War Z to open Moscow
Brad Pitt’s zombie apocalypse drama is to open the 35th Moscow International Film Festival - and the first 10 competition films have been revealed.
Finnish Film Affair back in September
The FFA will present new Finnish films and works-in-progress for visiting sales agents, buyers and trade press.
Sarajevo to honour Cristi Puiu
Festival will screen the progressive Romanian director’s latest project, among others.
Cannes
Arclight sells Dead Simple
Arclight Films has launched sales on the Croisette of Dead Simple, the adaptation of Peter James’ bestselling crime novel.
Shoreline boards sales on Outlaws
Shoreline Entertainment has introduced Cannes buyers to Stick ‘Em Up Productions’ Brendan Fraser comedy In With the Outlaws.
Image acquires I AM ZoZo
Image Entertainment has acquired US rights to Scott Di Lalla’s Ouija board thriller I Am ZoZo from Outsider Pictures and One World Studios.
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Lightning attracts High Fliers, BSkyB
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Erer promoted at FilmNation
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Snowfort, Dark Sky get Starry Eyes
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Steven Paul gets High Speed
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IFC Midnight finds Raze
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Epic launches Space Dogs 2
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Media Asia closes deals on Drug War, Detective
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FTS teams with Louise on Hermit
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Radiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal
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Doha unveils new festival format
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Worldview options Monroe biopic
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108 Media, Paladin take Manila
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Content boards The Surprise
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
Wrekin Hill takes Lisbon
Wrekin Hill has acquired US rights from K5 International to Bille August’s thriller Night Train To Lisbon. Separarely IFC has acquired Tribeca premiere Adult World.
Sundance
Redford launches second Sundance London
At a subdued press conference at London’s O2 arena this morning, Robert Redford helped launch the second edition of Sundance London (April 25-28).
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Sundance London talks include Barbara Kopple, Jeff Nichols
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Sundance London adds three films
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Sundance London adds UK Spotlight
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Roadside, SPWA take In A World
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Kino Lorber snaps up Computer Chess
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Cohen Media Group takes May In The Summer
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Cinedigm takes North American rights to Narco Cultura
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QED International adds Breathe In to EFM slate
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Sundance: Participant buys Occupy doc, Phase 4 tastes Milkshake
Rotterdam
Sleep Alone takes Curacao prize
More than 8,500 attendees turned up for second Curacao International Film Festival Rotterdam.
AFM
German distributors secure AFM deals
Several German distributors returned from this year’s American Film Market with signed and sealed deals for new acquisitions.
Venice
Bertolucci to head Venice jury
Director Bernardo Bertolucci assumes role for second time after chairing 1983 jury.
Venice adds new awards for 70th edition
Festival also sets jury members at nine for the jury of the Competition for the Golden Lion and at seven for the members of the Orizzonti jury and the jury of the “Luigi De Laurentiis” prize for a debut film.
Artificial Eye strikes UK deal for Polley's Stories We Tell
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Polley’s Venice and Toronto hit Stories We Tell has been acquired by Artificial Eye for the UK, Palace Films for Australia and Gutek Film for Poland.
Strand takes US rights to Seidl's Paradise trilogy
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise trilogy: Paradise: Love, Paradise: Faith and Paradise: Hope.
MK2 sells Assayas' Something In The Air to more than 20 territories
IFC takes US; Film won screenplay prize in Venice.
Toronto
TIFF sets sights on Athens
Toronto International Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey and international programmer Dimitri Eipides announced on Wednesday [8] that the Greek capital will be the focus of the 2013 City To City programme.
Hong Kong
30 Euro films get Filmart FSS
European Film Promotion (EFP) deals with increased demand for marketing support at Asia’s film & TV market
Hong Kong to open with Final Fight
Herman Yau’s Ip Man - The Final Fight will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 17-April 2), while Closed Curtain directed by Jafar Panahi and Kamboziya Partovi will close the event.
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BFI pre-Cannes Lunch
Cannes talents and industry experts were invited to the BFI Southbank on Thursday [May 9] to celebrate this year’s British Cannes titles.
